How do they feel about their racist jokes contributing to the demise of their time at BBC, and will they be taking into account that Amazon corporate bosses may not appreciate quips about “slopes” and “having to wake up Mexican”? Do they agree that car journalism doesn’t take place in a vacuum and that they do the…

Ok, I hear you, but Leno was sometimes fantastic. Remember his interview with Hugh Grant? I’d give my left eye for Fallon to have asked Trump “what the hell were you thinking” and have that broadcast to millions of people.

This tale of woe receives a star.

“It will, of course, kill you instantly with a steering column through the thorax in the event of anything remotely resembling an accident.”

Yep. Though even with the cool factor (and these cars are very cool,) it’s gotta hurt to get your doors blown off by turbo miatas and other riff raff on every straightaway. Evidence: the seemingly huge aftermarket for aircooled go-fast bits for these cars.

That purple paint... I don’t even like purple, but that’s beautiful.

I know this isn’t the point, but 165HP for 65k+ makes my brain go asplode. I drive a miata so I’m used to a low power car, but this is insanity.

Interesting.

How do you feel about the new Targa ND?

Yep. I own a miata and I am in the process of modding, turbo-ing, etc. But I get the sentiment. They’re everywhere and the herd-think can be annoying. I’ll never, ever get rid of mine, but as a sports car person, I’d love to be successful enough one day to own something a little more special and unique.

I like how the dude is by himself in the press photos, because let’s face it, if you’re pretentious enough to actually go through with this, then no one likes you.

I mean, sure, we’re all dying, in the Sylvia Plaith sense of the word, but car culture traditional print newspapers are really dying.

Re: comments on takes. Cowl induction. Like all of NASCAR and many other vehicles.

It’s the nicest Panamera ever. It’s still not a pretty car or anything close to it. The fact that many think so says more about the current state of automotive design and our lowered expectations than anything else. Waistlines have gotten so high and weight has increased so much that anything short of a total turd is…

That’s totally true, but hopefully when I say 100-200 hours people realize that’s a huge amount of time... even if you start with the nicer example I linked, you can’t knock out a project like this in a month or two. More like 3-6 if you have a 9-5 job. And I did mention you would need a garage for this level of…

Get out of my head.
Just kidding, you can stay.

A heart-breakingly pretty car, even with that gawping enormous grill and the tragic over-branded interior.

For sure. I have not had issues getting things off ebay either. Forums are another great resource. Every car has one and every forum has guys trying to get rid of parts. Prices always blow factory prices away, even on cheap Mazda parts.